cabodano

Galician

Etymology

From cabo (“extreme”) + de (“of”) + ano (“year”). Compate Italian capodanno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaβoˈðano̝/

Noun

cabodano m (plural cabodanos)

1. memorial service held on the anniversary of someone's death

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cabo de ano”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cabodano”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cabodano”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN